Anti-Piracy

‘Game of Thrones’ Piracy Gets Dozens of Australian Sites Blocked (Fortune)

Australian courts have ordered internet providers to block more than 50 pirate websites in two separate cases, including one brought by the network airing Game of Thrones there. Sites to be blocked include MegaShare, EZTV, Limetorrents, and Watch Series.

The larger of the two suits was brought by Roadshow Films, the Australian producer of movies including Mad Max. The other was led by Foxtel, the News Corp-owned exclusive Australian distributor of new episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The series has been the most-pirated in the world for many years, and the season 7 premiere was pirated an estimated 90 million times. Other content cited in the case included The Lego Movie and The Big Bang Theory.

The antipiracy group Creative Content Australia has also said it will pursue lawsuits against individuals who continue to pirate content.